Reading:
- "L. DeBard and Aliette: A Love Story," by Lauren Groff
- The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton
- "Ferian Fetlock Hitches a Ride" - 1,820 words (Estimated completion 18%)
- "Ferian Fetlock Catches a Cold" - Outline 100%
- "The Revenant"
- "Cora and the Sea" - Third draft 50%
Still no word from the Tea lady. She probably read her fortune in the leaves and decided that it was an inauspicious time to call.Oh by the way:
The previous entries in this series:
It's time to start another bookcase entirely. This time, it's the top of the bookcase which has been pressed into duty as a shelf in its own right. Witness the very top of the Case of Attractive Books.
Whoever said "don't judge a book by its cover" clearly never had a living room. The only criteria for inclusion on this book case is (1) that the book be attractive to look at, and (2) be a classic or derivative of a classic.
On the far left are a few interesting copies of the Bible. The largest is a German edition from the late 1800s, followed by an even older German prayerbook. The next along is a Spanish version, very recent but still Attractive and therefore worthy of inclusion.
Next up are a couple of Louisa May Alcott books that fulfill condition (2) but not really condition (1). The Jane Austen compilation follows for much the same reason. But I've always liked the cover on the Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf, so it earned its place twice over.
A modern classic comes next, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. If you saw the movie but didn't read the book, give it a chance anyway. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
After that is The Decameron, which is one of my favorite bedtime reads. You can get through a story or two before getting sleepy, and then you get to dream about young aristocratic Italians telling each other stories to forget the fact that all the poor people are dying of the plague. Charming.
To its right is Wuthering Heights, a book I do not care for, but even I will admit it's a classic. There follow several collections of poetry by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. I have read the more slender volumes, but the big chunky Complete Works on the end has thus far escaped my attention. By the way, that one actually pertains to Robert Browning. That should tell you how closely I've read it.
I'm rather pleased, though, to note that every other book on this shelf I have read. (Okay, not the German ones, but that doesn't really count.) I can't say the same for the other shelves, although I average at least 75% in most cases. Next time, the Case of Attractive Books enters the C's. Don't miss it.
Publication Status:
- Submitted: 5
- Accepted: 1.10?
- Rejected: 2
- Pending: 1.90?
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